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Dover-Foxcroft vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover-Foxcroft has the most affordable homes ($163k median).
Durham has the most expensive homes ($322k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Dover-Foxcroft | Durham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,506Highest |
4,262Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38±4.1Lowest 15% below ME |
42.6±5.9Highest 5% below ME |
| Durham and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,344±$6kLowest 15% below ME |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,600±$12kLowest 45% below ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $880±$97 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,916Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Durham and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 133 in ME | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 68/MSAD 68 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.